The issue of restoring the rights of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) will be discussed at a roundtable in the State Duma with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Sports, the presidential administration, the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA). ) and the Ministry of the Interior (MVD). This was reported to socialbites.ca by Dmitry Svishchev, chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sport, noting that the reason for holding the roundtable was the resounding statement by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Chairman Vitold. Bank.
“In the near future, on December 9, we are holding a roundtable on the statement of Vitold Banka, who said that RUSADA will be reinstated when Russian legislation meets international requirements. This is what we’re going to. I even wrote a request to the Bank – to clearly answer us why our legislation suddenly does not comply. Let him write to us, otherwise all this so far is only at the level of his statements. Let’s see: if this really does not contradict the position of the Russian side, then perhaps we can be ready to synchronize our legislation with the world.
Not only the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports will participate in the roundtable, but also all interested parties: we invited RUSADA, various sports federations, the Ministry of Sports, the presidential administration, the Federal Agency for Medicine and Biology. and even the Ministry of Internal Affairs – to hear all positions clearly,” said Svishchev.
RUSADA was repeatedly stripped of WADA Anti-Doping Code compliance status in December 2019 due to manipulations of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory database. The Russian side insisted not to interfere, as a result the case came to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), which partially approved the sanctions imposed by WADA. They are valid until mid-December 2022. The bank noted that WADA plans to initiate a three-step process to restore RUSADA from 17 December.
Formerly Dmitry Svishchev commented It deprives Russia of 15 medals from the 2012 Olympics in London, noting that the facts of all violations must be proven.
Source: Gazeta
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